SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley is a place where local affairs are often marred by public spats and questionable administration, but occasionally, mistakes among government workers can lead to risky situations as well. A recently-released police report shows that Town of Ramapo employee Bernard Charles was called to the Ramapo Cultural Arts Center on Main […]
STONY POINT – The search for a missing Pomona man ended in Stony Point on Sunday evening when he was found dead in a local park. Stony Point Police were notified of the disappearance of Daniel Hansen, 27, of 10 Hobbs Court, by Haverstraw Town Police at around 6:53 p.m. After they were told that […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Tomorrow, voters will cast their ballots in what might prove to be a watershed year for New York Republicans. Not only is a Democratic governor with highly controversial policies up for re-election, but Republicans at both the state and federal levels are attempting to seize on a dip in Democratic popularity to […]
NEW CITY, NY — County Executive Ed Day and Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert Wednesday provided an update on Rockland’s Ebola preparedness efforts. The County Department of Health is coordinating multiple efforts related to Ebola preparedness to increase the level of readiness for health care workers, hospitals, first responders and physicians to deal with […]
Monsey infant killed in East Jerusalem terror attack A three-month old child from Monsey was killed on October 22 in what has been described by Israeli authorities as an attack by a convicted Palestinian terrorist. Chaya Zissel Braun was at a train station in East Jerusalem with parents Chana and Shmuel Braun when Abdelrahman Shaludi […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The Stony Point Town Board continued its discussions on the proposed 2015 budget last Tuesday night, after having initially heard from most of the department heads at the prior October 14 meeting. Supervisor Geoff Finn, in response to feedback from the other councilmembers, announced that he had found ways to further reduce […]